Embarrassing moments in labour

[~Raven~]

Seriously don't worry about it. Easier said than done I know but if it happens they are so blase. Even my OB cleaned up after me

[Olive]

i certainly was embarassed about been naked or pooing, i was more embarassed when i remembered talking to my midwife and dr about not stitching too close to the 'good bits' i.e clitoris (had a labial tear) whilst high on gas!

[Stevie]

honestly while ur in labour you dont care,
imy BIL and SIL were both there for my labour they seen everything,
I pooed while giving birth which my SIL seen LOL
and i discussed my hemeroids with my BIL right next to me..
at the time you couldnt care less..
good luck

[Nelle]

Olive at the 'good bits'! Hahaha. Definitely good to steer clear of those. Haha.

[BellyBelly]

I reckon you'd be less likely to poo in labour if you have a non-induced birth. In early labour, most women get the runs, their body is clearing out for the impending birth. But if you are induced, you haven't started that process, so it would be interesting to see the difference... I know that happened to me, I had the runs, and no probs with anything else coming out in labour.

[Olive]

kell i *think* i was the opposite!!
with the induction i made sure i went before leaving home
second time i *think* i poo'd !!

[tk1999]

I reckon you'd be less likely to poo in labour if you have a non-induced birth. In early labour, most women get the runs, their body is clearing out for the impending birth. But if you are induced, you haven't started that process, so it would be interesting to see the difference... I know that happened to me, I had the runs, and no probs with anything else coming out in labour.

I had similar thoughts when I was preparing for DDs birth but when I was very unexpectedly admitted to hospital with PE and inductions were being bantied about I got very worried about pooing during labour because I wouldn't get the runs etc that you normally do in natural labour.

I went into hossie on Friday afternoon - on Saturday morning I made sure I emptied my bowels in case I was induced that day but I wasn't induced. On Sunday morning I made sure I emptied my bowels but I couldn't (slight constipation) and then they told me that that was the day I would be induced due to my liver function and I pannicked

During labour I kept asking to go to the toilet... I never did get that poo out on the toilet or in the throws of labour but I did reach a point where I would not have cared if I did.

The next day though I was a pooping machine LOL

[Janie]

FWIW, I went into labour naturally, never cleared out before labour, and didn't poo during . And I couldn't have two hoots who saw me in what state, during ANY stage of my labour. You have a job to do, you just do it in the way that feels best

[Fleur]

I pooped with DS1 and never knew until I was told later (seriously...did you have to tell me?) - really hoped I wouldn't do it again & I'm pretty sure i did with DD2. By that stage, as everyone else has said - I couldn't care less
I will admit though, it's not a nice thing to anticipate

[Curly]

I reckon you'd be less likely to poo in labour if you have a non-induced birth.

I wish this had happened to me! Both my labours were spontaneous. Maybe I'll make the effort to go when I first get contractions this time around. Even though second time around I wasn't embarrassed...I did have an "oh no, I've pooed" moment.

[butterfly_warrior]

I wish this had happened to me! Both my labours were spontaneous. Maybe I'll make the effort to go when I first get contractions this time around. Even though second time around I wasn't embarrassed...I did have an "oh no, I've pooed" moment.

:yeahthat: I was so horribly constipated from all the iron tablets I was taking to try to get on top of the anemia that there was no way I was going to go until I needed to go, if that makes any sense. When I did poo during labour (shortly after I was put on my knees over the end of the bed), it was so hard and dry and pellety that nobody was aware I had except me - I had to ask the midwife to clean me up.

As for the "good bits"... More ... I tore straight through my clitoris. It still works.

BW

[Sagres]

I reckon you'd be less likely to poo in labour if you have a non-induced birth. In early labour, most women get the runs, their body is clearing out for the impending birth. But if you are induced, you haven't started that process, so it would be interesting to see the difference... I know that happened to me, I had the runs, and no probs with anything else coming out in labour.

I was induced and was on the loo every 15-20 minutes while at the period pain stage. So no, I'm not sure if this is the case.

[*TripleJ*]

ouchies BW i almost tore upwards but the middie pushed down so that didnt happen

i didnt poo before during or after it might have been the iron tablets

i was naked the second time i got out of the shower untill i had a shower after DS was born the pain made the embarassment disappear DH my mum and MIL got to see all this was after my stepdad left thankfully lol

i spewed before and after i sat up after having him

[Cassius2]

...you know what? i dont even know if i did poo or not LOL!! oh my gosh...i am unobservant LOL! it was a bit of a fear of mine, but the moment my waters broke i forgot about everything else and just went into 'baby's coming out' mode ITMS...

if i did poop i hope it was all over the OB i had LOL!

i was told in our antental class that the pooing/vomiting thing is also a sign they use to know that bubs is really close to arriving as during transition the whole body becomes soo focused on getting the baby out, that it kinda decides to 'expel' excess stuff that it was processing, so as to just focus on the baby ITMS. so, you vomit because your body has decided that it's doing way more important stuff than simple food digestion...gosh, the m/w was able to describe it soo much better than me LOL! but i hope you get my drift LOL!

[murraysmum]

my miudwife helped me go number 2s as i was constipated she made me feel comfy as an inducment i had no tiime to uhhh empty them and i was so far into labour i didnt care lmao